H Erdem Cipa: 1 book
The Making of Selim
Succession, Legitimacy, and Memory in the Early Modern Ottoman World
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
The father of the legendary Ottoman sultan Suleyman the Magnificent, Selim I ("The Grim") set the stage for centuries of Ottoman supremacy by doubling the size of the empire. Conquering Eastern Anatolia, Syria, and Egypt, Selim promoted a politicized Sunni Ottoman* identity against the Shiite Safavids...
